Morrissey’s year of medical maladies continues, with the former Smiths frontman today announcing that he was treated and discharged from Los Angeles’ Cedars-Sinai Medical Center for a concussion (his second in a year), whiplash and an arm injury — although in his typically cryptic fashion, Moz didn’t bother to explain what happened to him.

Morrissey’s latest medical mishap follows a severe bought of food poisoning, brought on, he claimed, by a bad plate of penne pasta, that resulted in the cancellation of his South American tour this past summer.

Before that, Morrissey canceled the remainder of his U.S. tour this past spring — a trek already rescheduled from the previous fall, and marred by postponed shows — over “a series of medical mishaps over the past few months including a bleeding ulcer, Barrett’s esophagus and double pneumonia.”

Morrissey has now been discharged from Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles following treatment for concussion, whiplash and an arm injury. Morrissey would like to thank the medical staff at Cedars-Sinai for their “outstanding level of care and attention”.

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Jesus, it sounds like he was involved in a car accident. I think that he should move back to England and make another record. Los Angeles is a massive dump. Why do Europeans find any interest in the place? I think that all of the Bauhaus members live there as well.

@Andrew – Because a lot of times they’re at a point where most of their fans are In the US or Central/South America so it makes it easier to tour more regularly. Also, most of the artists from London who make the move can afford to live in relative comfort from a monetary standpoint and save money on taxes. Americans hate their high taxes but have no idea how much higher they are in England and Europe, especially since the wealthy are more severely taxed than the commoners. It’s a big reason why the Stones, Clapton and more recently Richard Branson chose to leave. A big reason why U2 aren’t that popular in Ireland anymore is because live like kings in their castles but very little taxes due to where their primary residence is located. It all basically comes down to money and better weather.